Learning Opportunity: Staffing and Organizing Your Team
May 26, 2023 Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development has opened registration for the “Staffing and Organizing Your Team Online Course”, presented through the Agricultural Supervisory Leadership Certificate. The course takes place June 16-July 27, 2023.
Finding the right employees to work on your farm can pose many challenges but hiring the wrong person can be costly. In “Staffing and Organizing Your Team”, you will learn the benefits of professionalizing your human resource systems and becoming a preferred employer. Learn how to recruit a candidate pool to find the right employees, and how to avoid bias and discrimination in hiring. You will also learn how to improve your interview and selection process, and how to implement a strong onboarding program.
This is an online course facilitated through the web-based platform Moodle. Materials release on June 16 and live weekly Zoom discussions will be held on Thursdays from June 22 through July 27 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM ET. Participation in the live sessions is highly encouraged and provides a valued opportunity for peer-to-peer learning and networking. To get the most out of the course, students should plan to spend a minimum of two hours each week on combined course activities.
Supervisors are critical to the success of farm businesses. They have a major impact both on employees’ daily work experiences and on the production performance of the business. The Agricultural Supervisory Leadership Certificate helps farm supervisors and managers learn and apply human resource management practices and leadership skills that foster rewarding workplaces and drive business results. Confident managers who thoughtfully apply leadership and management skills improve employee performance, develop teams, reduce employee turnover, and increase employee engagement.
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The courses within the certificate program offer extensive practice and engagement activities to build confidence and skill sets. Courses can be taken in any order and run five to six weeks each.
- Transitioning to Supervisor
- Organizing Work for High Quality Results
- Managing Performance
- Staffing and Organizing Your Team
- Employee Development and Training:
- Ethics and Employment Regulations for Supervisors
Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development leadership series courses are appropriate for both new and experienced farm supervisors and managers, and those preparing to become supervisors. All participants will learn leadership concepts and practice skills that will improve their ability to build a positive workplace and get results through leading others. Past course participant management experience ranges from a few years to more than 20 years. All participants say the course content made them more effective at their job.
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